Blindfolded and Arrested on Assignment in Israel (Ambie Award-winner for Best Reporting of the Year)

About this episode

This episode explores the story of Jeremy Loffredo, the first American journalist arrested by Israel, and the implications of his arrest.

Part one of a special, two-part series, about Jeremy Loffredo, the first American journalist ever arrested by Israel, and the questions that were raised about not only Israel, but the outlet Jeremy worked for, once our team started looking into his story. We’re re-airing these episodes because they won Best Reporting from the Podcast Academy, at the 2026 Ambie Awards.  “Question Everything” is a production of KCRW and Placement Theory . And don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter . This episode originally aired January 15th, 2025.

People in this episode

Host: Brian Reed

Topics covered

• journalism
• Israel
• arrest
• reporting
• media ethics
• American journalist

Keywords

• journalism
• Israel
• arrest
• Jeremy Loffredo
• reporting
• Ambie Awards
• media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: KCRW, Placement Theory

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